Sputnik News – January 24, 2020
A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey at 17:55:10 GMT, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported. The epicentre of the earthquake was located 210 kilometres northeast of Gaziantep and 10 kilometres north of Doganyol, Turkey at a depth of two kilometres, according to the centre.
Fourteen people have been killed in the quake, Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said.
According to the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, tents and warm blankets have been sent to the region affected by the quake.
According to the EMSC, the earthquake was felt in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Israel.
“A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Sivrice at 20:55 [17:50 GMT]. The epicentre was located at a depth of 7 kilometres. There is no information about any damage and victims yet”, Mehmet Gulluoglu, the head of the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, said, as aired by the Turkish NTV broadcaster.